Month: July 2015

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/21/2015 09:11 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/268 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press DETROIT, Ore. (AP) – Willamette National Forest officials say a 120-acre wildfire near Marion Lake in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness is 50 percent contained. The Salem Statesman Journal reports that many closures are still […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 07/21/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/252 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) – Ian Kinsler homered twice, including a go-ahead two-run shot in the eighth inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 last night. Kinsler, who came in […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/20/2015 09:06 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/229 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Multnomah County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating after an inmate was found dead in his cell in Portland. The Oregonian reports that Lloyd Virnig of Sandy was found dead Friday. The […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/20/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/256 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Amid the embarrassing collapse of Cover Oregon, the state’s failed health insurance enrollment website, then-Gov. John Kitzhaber and lawmakers found solace in an unrelated success – a massive hike in […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 07/20/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/232 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – Mark Teixeira homered with two outs in the eighth inning, and the New York Yankees rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners yesterday for a […]